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第一篇形形色色的人1.一根筋兒onetrack-minded別跟他較勁了。他一根筋,你還不知道?Stopreasoningwithhim.Don?tyouknowheisonetrack-minded?2.出眾的人alulu要說漂亮,我們公司新來的秘書可算是個相貌出眾的女孩子了。Talkingaboutbeingpretty,ourcompany?snewsecretaryisindeedalulu.3.兩面派two-faced我知道怎樣對付兩面派,而且一眼就能看出誰是一貫兩面討好的人。Iknowhowtohandletwo-facedpeopleandcaneventellatthefirstglancewhoareinthehabitofrunningwiththehareandhuntingwiththehounds.(注:runwiththehareandhuntwiththehounds指人兩面討好,不得罪任何一方的做法。4.傻大個兒alummox聽說那個傻大個兒把他們公司的買賣搞得一團糟。Itissaidthatthelummoxhaslouseduptheircompany?swholebusiness.5.收破爛兒的人aragman那些收破爛兒的人走街串戶,有時也能掙不少錢。Thoseragmengoingfromdoortodoorsometimesmayalsoearnquiteahandsomesumofmoney.6.鄉(xiāng)巴佬ahayseed她說她決不會嫁給一個鄉(xiāng)巴佬,不管他多有錢。Sheinsistedthatshewouldnotmarryherselfofftoahayseed,nomatterhowrichhewas.7.不三不四的人riff-raffs老張的家里總來些不三不四的人,可想而知老張不是什么好東西。Therearealwaysriff-raffshangingaroundinLaoZhang?shome,whichgivesyouthefeelingthatLaoZhangisnotagoodguy.8.受氣包兒doormat她天生就是個受氣包兒,什么事都不敢說個不字She?sborndoormat,afraidofgoingagainstanything.9.面無表情的人adeadpan和那些面無表情的人在一起工作真讓人憋氣。Youfeelchokedtoworkwiththosedeadpans.10.掃帚星ajinx有人說那個女人是個掃帚星,誰跟她結(jié)婚誰倒霉。She?ssaidtobeajinx,whowouldbringbadlucktowhoevershemarries第二篇能力與智慧(上1.海量haveahollowleg你像灌醉他?他可是海量,從來沒有醉過。Wanttodrinkhimunderthetable?Well…youcanneverdo.Hegotahollowleg,youknow.2.略勝一籌beanotchabove論油畫,張先生比劉先生畫得好。但是,談到水彩畫,劉先生可就比張先生略勝一籌了。Inoilpainting,Mr.ZhangpaintsbetterthanMr.Li.Butwhenitcomestowatercolors,Mr.LiuappearstobeanotchaboveMr.Zhang.3.有頭腦beabrain他可是個有頭腦德人,決不會相信你的那一套。He?sabrain,whowouldn?tbefooledintobelievingyourbabbling.4.很能干tohavealotontheball我知道李明很能干,但我懷疑他是否真的愿意到我們這兒來工作。IknowLiMinghasalotontheball.ButI?mnotsureifhelikestoworkhere.5.有名無實apoorapology你剛才提到的那個作家不過是個有名無實的人。他的作品太沒意思了。Themanyou?vejustmentionedisbutapoorapologyforawriter.Hiswritingsaretedious.6.絞盡腦汁torackone?sbrain他已經(jīng)絞盡腦汁了,可是仍未找到問題的答案。Hehadrackedhisbrain,buthadn?tbeenabletoworkouttheanswertotheproblem.7.沒骨氣havenoguts.真沒想到小高那么沒骨氣,竟然嫁給了坑害過她父親的人。I?msurprisedtolearnthatXiaoGaohadmarriedthemanwhohadoncedoneherfatherin.Sherallyhasnoguts.8.真了不起reallysomething他真了不起,竟然一個人對付了那么多的對手。Heoverwhelmedsomanyofhisopponentsalone.He?sreallysomething.9.曇花一現(xiàn)aflashinthepan那個歌星也只是曇花一現(xiàn),出了幾張唱片就銷聲匿跡了。Thatsingerwasonlyaflashinthepan.Hedisappearedintotheairafterhavingmadeoneortworecords.10.寡不敵眾beoutnumbered她很勇敢,但終因寡不敵眾,被那幫人打暈過去Thegirlwasbraveenough,butasbeingoutnumbered,shewasfinallyknockedintothemiddleofnextweekbythegang.11.單槍匹馬playalonehand在投資時,他總喜歡單槍匹馬的去干Wheninvestinginabusiness,healwayslikestoplayalonehand.12.出師不利getoffonethewrongfoot他的主意不錯,可一開始就出師不利。Hisideawasgood,buthegotoffonthewrongfootwhenhestarteddoingit.13.口才thegiftofgab我?guī)缀鯖]見過像莉莉這樣有口才的女孩子。SeldomhaveImetagirlwho?shadsuchagiftofgablikeLeeLee?s.14.還嫩點兒stillwetbehindtheears想陷害我?你還嫩點兒Attempttodomein?Youarestillwetbehindtheears.(bewetbehindtheears的字面意思是“像剛生下來的嬰兒一樣,耳朵后的根毛還是濕的那15.糊涂蟲anitwit你真是個糊涂蟲,怎么能當他的面講他女朋友的壞話那?You?rearealnitwit.Whyshouldyoubadmouthhisgirlfriendinhisface?16.飯量小eatlikeabird她的飯量特別小,有一小塊面包就足夠了。Sheeatslikeabird.Asmallpieceofbreadwillbeenoughforher.17.痛失良機Letsomethingslipthroughone?sfingers你真蠢!這樣一個發(fā)大財?shù)臋C會千載難逢,你怎能眼睜睜的讓他跑掉那?Youcan?tbemorestupid!Howcouldyouletsuchagoldenopportunitytomakebigmoneyslipthroughyourfingers?Itwasanopportunitythatcomesonceinabluemoon.18.抓住機會jumpatthechance這樣的好機會,你應該抓住Youshouldhavejumpatsuchagoodchance.19.嘴硬neversayuncle那個孩子的嘴特別硬,打死他都不肯認錯Thatboyneversaysuncle.Hewouldn?tadmithe?swrongforthelifeofhim.20.有門道havethemeansof在掙錢方面,張先生可有門道了Mr.Zhanghasalwayshadthemeansofmakingmoney21.找到竅門getthehangof我已經(jīng)找到學習英語動詞的竅門了。I?venowgotthehangoflearningEnglishverbs.22.占上風gaintheupperhand比賽一開始,我們隊占上風?？傻阶詈髤s失利了Atthebeginningofthegameourteamgainedtheupperhand.Butbyandby,welostourstrength.23.有資格beinaposition.你沒有資格對他那樣講話,他是那兒的老板You?renotinapositiontotalktohimlikethat;He?sthebossthere.24.恭維話blarney只有傻瓜才會相信你的花言巧語。Onlyafoolwillbelieveyourblarney.25.上圈套risetoabait趙先生又上了那幫人的圈套了Mr.Zhaoagainrosetothebaitsetbytheguys.26.頭腦有點不正常haveafewbuttonsmissing能說那種話的人頭腦肯定有點不正常。Anyonewhosaysthatmusthaveafewbuttonsmissing.27.見機行事playtothescore到那兒,你要見機行事,千萬不要由性子來。Whenyouaretherewiththem,playtothescore.Neveractonimpulse.28.唆使putsomebodyupto肯定有人唆使他去干那件事Theremustbesomeonewhohadputhimuptothat.29.心有余而力不足Thespiritiswilling,butthefleshisweek.不是他不愿意幫你,而是他心有余而力不足30.轟動全世界settheworldonfire他吹噓果找到這個問題的答案,其成果就會轟動全世界Heboastedthatifhecouldfindthesolutiontotheproblem,theresultofitwouldsettheworldonfire.31.盲從followlikesheep她們根本不知道什么是時尚,只不過是在盲從而已Theyactuallyknownothingaboutwhatfashionis.They?reonlyfollowingotherslikesheep.32.聽其自然letthingsslide事到如今,我們也只好聽其自然了Withthingsassuch,we?llhavetoletthingsslide.第三篇脾氣和性格第一節(jié)1.偷懶?；^goof-off小王總是偷懶?；^。上班時不是去打電話就是跑到醫(yī)務室去看病。XiaoWang?salwaysgoofing-off----eithermakingphonecallsorgoingtotheclinictoseedoctorsduringofficehours.2.大動肝火beupinarms由于公司最近幾個月銷售業(yè)績不佳,老板正在大動肝火Thebossisupinarmsaboutthecompany?spoorsalesrecordinthepastfewmonths.3.保持冷靜keepcool即使在十分氣憤的情況下她也能保持冷靜Shecankeepcoolevenunderheavypressureofanger.4.說話兜圈子beataboutthebush5.心懷叵測haveanaxtogrind她總是心懷叵測,對她說的話你得多留神。Shealwayshasanaxtogrind.Youshouldtakewhatevershesayswithapinchofsalt.6.心數(shù)不正nothaveone?sheartintherightplace他的心數(shù)不正,動不動就在別人的背后捅刀子。Hedoesn?thavehisheartintherightplace.Hewouldfindeveryopportunitytostabinthebackofothers.7.背后捅刀子stabintheback我萬萬沒想到張某會在背后捅我一刀。我過去太信任她了。Iwastakenabackanddidn?tthinkZhangwouldstabmeintheback.Iplacedtoomuchtrustinher.8.說某人的壞話badmouthsomebody我從來沒說過任何人的壞話。I?veneverbadmouthedanyone.9.傻笑grinlikeaCheshirecat她真是個傻帽,時常無緣無故的就傻笑起來。She?sarealnitwit.ShewouldnowandthenburstoutgrinninglikeaCheshirecarfornoreasonatall.(Cheshire是英國的郡名:柴郡。據(jù)說此地有一種貓,常常會無緣無故地咧開嘴對主人笑。后來人們便以此來形容傻笑地的人10.厚著臉皮去干havethegalltodo你怎么能厚著臉皮去抱怨說別人不勤快?Howcanyouhavethegalltocomplaintaboutotherpeople?sbeinglazy?11.大獻殷勤danceattendance小李在老板面前可會獻殷勤了。Xiaoliissogoodatdancingattendanceonherboss.12.血口噴人smitewiththetongue千萬別得罪她,她經(jīng)常血口噴人。Takecarenottooffendher.Shealwayssmiteswiththetongue.13.假惺惺的說speakwithone?stongueinone?scheek我特別討厭她。她說話總是假惺惺地。Ifeelsickofher.Shealwaysspeakswithhertongueinhercheek.14.這山望著那山高Thegrassisalwaysgreenerontheotherhill.人都是這山望著那山高,對自己的狀況沒有滿意的時候。Almostallpeopleseethatthegrassisgreenerontheotherhill.Theyneverfeelsatisfiedwithwhatthey?vealreadygot.15.上癮getintoone?sblood說來也怪,很多不好的事往往會使人上癮。It?sastoundinglyfunnythatmanyharmfulthingsusuallygetintoourblood.16.特別愛生氣bequicktotakeoffense17.發(fā)牢騷beef他坐在那里什么事也不干,總是發(fā)牢騷,真煩死人。I?mreallyboredstiffwithhissittingtheredoingnothingbutbeefing.18.等不及了champatthebit咱們快點吧,孩子們都等不及了。Let?sshaketheleg.Thekidsarechampingatthebit.19.點頭哈腰bowandscrape從她在老板前點頭哈腰地那個模樣,你就知道她是個什么人了。Fromthewayshe?sbowingandscrapinginfrontoftheboss,you?llknowwhatsortofpersonsheis.20.瘋瘋癲癲gogaga對他的話不要太在意了,他總是瘋瘋癲癲的。Don?ttakewhathesayssoseriously.He?salwaysgoinggaga.21.說話不算數(shù)gobackonone?swords他那個人說話從不算數(shù),我們可不能依靠他。Wecannotaccountonhim.Healwaysgoesbackonhiswords.22.廢話連篇beatone?sgums誰喜歡坐在那里聽你的廢話連篇?Whowouldenjoysittingtherelisteningtoyourbeatingyourgums?23.恩將仇報bitethehandthatfeedsone你難道不知道她是個恩將仇報的人?Don?tyouknowshe?stheonethatwouldbitethehandthatfeedsher?24.不忍心nothavethehearttodo如果我是你,我可不忍心把孩子們就在家里沒人照看IfIwereyou,Iwouldn?thavethehearttoleavethekidsathomeuncaredfor.25.勤快aneagerbeaver他特別勤快,從來沒有閑著的時候。He?saneagerbeaver,neverstayingidle.26.太不象話了Theideaofsomebody?sdoing你太不象話了,竟然罵自己的母親Theideaofyourcallingyourmumdamned!27.懶透了bebone-idle她懶透的了,連自己的襪子都不洗。She?sbone-idle.She?seventiredofwashingherownsocks.28.好客keepopenhouse我們的鄰居特別好客Ourneighborkeepsopenhouse.29.待客周到keepagoodhouse.Shekeepsagoodhouseandalwaysmakesherguestsfeelcontentandsatisfied.30.正直beontheupandup她是個正直的姑娘,因此我相信她不會干出那種事。She?salwaysbeenontheupandupandIdon?tthinkshewouldhavedonesuchathing31.偷雞摸狗beonthesly我們這兒的人都知道他是個愛偷雞摸狗的人Everyonearoundhereknowsthathe?samanonthesly.32.與……不合beatoddswith不要把他們兩個分在一個組里,他倆不合Don?tputtheminthesamegroup.Thetwoofthemareatoddswitheachother.33.巴結(jié)buddyup她可會巴結(jié)當官的了。She?ssogoodatbuddinguptoshoesinauthorities34.裝傻playpossum我知道你當時只不過是裝傻而已Iknowyouwereonlyplayingpossum.35.省吃儉用pinchandscrape她一向省吃儉用,從未浪費過一分錢She?salwaysbeenpinchingandscrapingwithouteverwastingasinglecent.36.花言巧語doasnowjob他花言巧語的哄騙那個女孩,說自己是某個部長的兒子。Hedidasnowjobonthegirlbysayingthatheisthesonofaminister.37.哪壺不開提哪壺touchthetenderspot你真是哪壺不開提哪壺。她就怕別人提起第三者插足的話題Youwereplaintouchingthetenderspot.Shewasmostsensitivetothetopicof“thethirdperson”,whocutinbetweenacouple.38.腳踩兩條船servetwomasters我可不想腳踩兩條船,也不樂意兩面討好。Idon?twanttoservetwomasersatthesametimenordoIliketorunwiththehareandhuntwiththehounds.39.吃醋bejealous40.不當一回事assoondo…aslookat…他根本就不把得罪人當回事Hewouldjustassoonoffendotherpeopleaslookatthem41.說到做到betheequalofone?swords他說到做到,從不食言He?stheequalofhiswords,nevergoingbackonthem.42.不依不饒takeofftheglovesto你不必對他如此的不依不饒Youdon?tneedtotakeoffyourglovestohimlikethat.43.貪吃gluttonous我從來沒有見過像他那樣貪吃的人I?venevermetamanasgluttonousashim.44.很乖asgoodasgold他的小女兒很乖,從不像別的孩子那樣不聽話。Hislittledaughterisasgoodasgold.She?sneverbeenasrebelliousasotherchildren.45.十分嫉妒begreenwithenvy王先生的成功使得周圍很多人都嫉妒Mr.Wang?ssuccesshasmademanypeoplearoundhimgreenwithenvy.46.滿口臟話swearlikeatrooper那個家伙的嘴特別臟,整天滿口臟話罵罵咧咧的。Thatguyhasafoulmouth.Healwaysswearslikeatrooper.47.神經(jīng)過敏thin-skinned我看這些人都有點神經(jīng)過敏Inmyeyesthey?reallsortofthin-skinned.48.性子過急betooquickonthetrigger要不是因為你的性子過急,你也不至于失去那筆買賣Ifyouwerenottooquickonthetriggeryouwouldn?thavelostthedeal.49.撒嬌playthewoman她可會在男人面前撒嬌了。She…ssogoodatplayingthewomanbeforemen.50.占人便宜loadthediceagainst你最好別和她打交道,她總愛占別人的便宜You?dbetternottogetinvolvedwithher.shealwaysloadsthediceagainstothers.51.為自己撈油水beonthetake近幾年來,很多官員都在為自己撈油水。有誰會把國家的利益當回事哪?Inrecentyearsmanyofficialsarereadilyonthetake.Whowouldgivemuchheedtotheinterestofthecountry?1.猶豫不定beoftwominds我打算買輛汽車,可心里一直猶豫不定,不知道買那個牌子的好。I?mthinkingofbuyingacar,butI?mstilloftwominds.IcanhardlydecideastowhichbrandIshouldtake.2.心事重重somethingweighsheavilyonone?smind老板這幾天沉默寡言,看起來好像是心事重重的Thebossisquitedownthesedays.Heseemstohavesomethingweighingheavilyonhismind.3.埋頭苦干keepone?snosetothegrindstone這年頭,只會埋頭苦干的人是掙不了大錢的Theseyearsthosewho?rekeepingtheirnosetothegrindstonecan?tmakebundles.4.心涼了半截coolone?sardor莉莉深深愛上了公司的老板并打算嫁給他,但是當她聽說他玩弄過幾個女孩子之后,她的心都涼了半截。Lilywasheadoverheelsinlovewiththeircompany?sbossandwasthinkingofmarryinghim,butthenewsthathehadtakenseveralgirlsforaridecooledherardor.5.使人大為激動makeone’sspinetingle小李答應與他結(jié)婚使他大為激動XiaoLi’spromisetomarryhimmadehisspinetingle.6.懷恨在心bearsomebodyagrudge千萬別得罪他，他會對你懷恨在心的Takecarenottooffendhim,orhe’llbearyouagrudge.7.感到四肢無力feelwobblyandrough.8.受冷落feelleftout在這樣的場合上，誰愿意受到冷落那？Whowouldliketofeelleftoutatsuchafunction?9.不容易nocinch.我是掙了錢，但這錢掙得太不容易了IknowI’vemadesomemoney,butitwasnocinchtogetit.10．為難beinapickle我真的很為難，我本應該給他買件皮衣，可我沒有那么多的錢I’mreallyinapickle.I’msupposedtobuyhimafurcoat,but